CZH15268

CZH15268 is a high-yielding, late-maturing maize hybrid with white grain that is nitrogen-use efficient, with resistance to GLS, TLB, ear rots, rust, and MSV, suitable for food use in tropical, rainfed, dry/wet mid- and upper-altitudes in southern Africa and similar agroecologies.    General Information   Adaptation/Agroecological zone 1000 - 2000 masl   Region Southern Africa   Type of product Three-way Cross   Year first announced 2018         Grain Characteristics   Grain color White       Grain texture Semi-dent Grain Yield       Grain yield (HL) 9.5t/ha   Biotic Stress Performance Grain yield (WLMA) 8.6t/ha   Turcicum leaf blight (TLB) (1-9) (WLMA) 2.0 Grain yield (DMA) 7.8t/ha   Rust (1-9) (WLMA) 2.4 Grain yield (WUMA) 7.3t/ha   Maize streak virus (MSV) (1-9) (WUMA) 1.8 Grain yield (DLL) 5.5 t/ha   Grey leaf spot (GLS) (1-9) (WLMA) 2.6 Grain yield under low N stress 3.1t/ha   Ear rot (WLMA)  5.8%       Diseases were originally scored on a 1-5 scale but have been converted here to a 1-9 scale, where 1 = Highly resistant; 5 = Tolerant; 9 = Highly susceptible. Agronomic Characteristics (WLMA)   Maturity 138 DAP       Anthesis-silking interval 1.5 days   Seed Production Characteristics Bad husk cover 4.3%   Female seed yield  7.92 t/ha Ears per plant 1.2   Male seed yield  1.43 t/ha Ear height 117cm   Nicking -3 Days Plant height 254cm       Root lodging 13.1%   Comments Stalk lodging 10.5%   Product information is based on data from the CIMMYT Southern Africa Maize Regional On-Station 2018 Trials.

Abbreviations:
DAP = Days After Planting
DLL = Dry Lowlands
DMA = Dry Mid-Altitudes
GLS = Grey Leaf Spot
HL = Highland
Low N = Managed Low Nitrogen
masl = meters above sea level
MSV = maize streak virus
NUE = Nitrogen Use Efficient
TLB = Turcicum Leaf Blight
WLL = Wet Lowlands
WLMA = Wet Lower Mid-Altitudes
WUMA = Wet Upper Mid-Altitudes Ear aspect (1-5)  2.7   Plant and ear aspects are scored on 1-5 scale, where 1 = desirable and 5 = undesirable characteristics           Further Links   Full Announcement   Regional Trial Data Summary   Regional Trial Site Information